Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 11/03-24/03/2021 (Page 30)

this month healthy ways to supercharge your immunity turns out a common sense approach rather than fancy tricks will keep us glowing words liz mcgrath our immune system is the complex that work together to defend your body against infection time to optimise your immune function to ensure you're in the best shape possible and while the experts say there isn't take your immunity superpowers up a notch move it system needs the right fuel to work at optimum capacity "imagine an army whose soldiers are fit and have been supplied with the best zinc - helps with wound healing legumes and seeds regulate oxidative stress in your body vitamin c supports various cellular green leafy vegetables vitamin d associated with an increased production of certain immune cells yolk fortified margarine and mushrooms kept in sunlight focus on food author ngaire hobbins says fuelling your body with the right foods helps to keep your immune system strong "what's important is embracing minimally processed foods as often as you can and making sure you get a variety of good oils "chronic inflammation can impact your food it's those which have undergone more change from their original form that are most likely to create issues accredited practising dietitian juhi bhambhaney agrees the immune exercise is also better time to move your body than as the weather is getting whole body dynamic cardiorespiratory exercise has been associated with lowering inflammation in the body and mobilising immune cells," juhi says snooze don't lose another key player in supercharging your immune system is sleep along with good old water we should do "everything we can do to reduce chronic stress and inflammation in activity is the most effective of all these but dehydration and chronic lack of sleep impact the immune system your body and brain the rest they need to keep your immune system at peak performance' she advises exteozoicw-vo